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*==First Tyrannic War==The '''First Tyrannic War''' (745.M41): The Imperium makes first contact with the Tyranid race when [[Hive Fleet Behemoth]] invades the [[Eastern Fringe]] and annihilates planet [[Tyran]]; Behemoth is defeated, though at great cost, by the [[Ultramarines]] at the [[Battle for Macragge]].*The '''Second Tyrannic War''' (990-993.M41): Hive Fleet [[Kraken]] invades and is, again, narrowly defeated.*The '''Third Tyrannic War''' (997.M41-Present): Hive Fleet [[Leviathan]], the largest Tyranid force yet, invades. Collectively, the Tyrannic Wars have seen a massive mobilization Fall of Imperial forces and is among the highest prioritized conflicts in the Imperium. Deployed primarily to the [[Eastern Fringe]], casualties among [[Imperial Guard RegimentTyran]]s have been so high that it seems as if the Tyranids are annihilating them faster than they can be deployed.{{Fn|1}} Over the course of the Tyrannic Wars, many minor races have been rendered extinct and thousands of planets have been reduced to lifeless husks.{{Fn|2}}
*==Third Tyrannic War==The '''Third Tyrannic War''' (997.M41-Present): Hive Fleet [[Battle of Tarsis UltraLeviathan]], invades.
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The '''Tyrannic Wars''' are a series of conflicts fought primarily by the [[Imperium]] on one side and one or more against [[Tyranid]] [[Hive Fleet]]s on the other, in late [[M41]]:. Collectively, the Tyrannic Wars have seen a massive mobilization of Imperial forces and is among the highest prioritized conflicts in the Imperium. Deployed primarily to the [[Eastern Fringe]], casualties among [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]s have been so high that it seems as if the Tyranids are annihilating them faster than they can be deployed.{{Fn|1}} Over the course of the Tyrannic Wars, many minor races have been rendered extinct and thousands of planets have been reduced to lifeless husks.{{Fn|2}}
[[File:DrashinWar.jpg|right|thumb|Tyranid infestation of Drashin.]]
==Notable Battles of the Second Tyrannic WarsWar==*The '''Second Tyrannic War''' (990-993.M41): Hive Fleet [[Fall of TyranKraken]]invades and is, again, narrowly defeated.
*[[Battle for Macragge]]
*[[Kraken#The Battle of Ichar IV|Battle of Ichar IV]]
*[[Cryptus Campaign]]
*[[Devastation of Baal]]
*[[Battle of Tarsis Ultra]]
==Fourth Tyrannic War==
*The '''Fourth Tyrannic''' War began in [[M42]], when the largest invasion of [[Leviathan]] yet in the Galaxy began attacking the Western Reaches of [[Segmentum Pacificus]].{{Fn|3}}
==Related ArticlesOther Notable Conflicts against the Tyranid==
*[[Naga]]
*[[Malan'tai]]
*[[Octarius War]]
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three]], pgs. 26-27
*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Devastation of Baal (Novel)]], Chapter Two
*{{Endn|3}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/03/31/a-brief-and-bloody-history-of-the-tyrannic-wars/ A Brief and Bloody History of the Tyrannic Wars (31/03/23) ] (Last accessed on 29/04/2023)
[[Category:Battles (Adepta Sororitas)]]
